On the pitch, United have not played successfully in recent years compared to the top teams in the world. Still, MU remains the club with the biggest brand value.
According to a research from Brand Finance UK, the MU brand is the strongest brand in football. Accordingly, the brand value of MU is 1.357 billion pounds, more expensive 404 million pounds compared to Manchester, the second largest brand in the UK.
The two teams that followed United in the list of the most valuable brands in the world are Real Madrid (1.127 billion pounds) and Barcelona (1.082 billion pounds). Bayern Munich came in fourth with a brand value of £ 1.007 billion.
Other positions in the Top 10 were filled by English teams, except for PSG's ninth place worth £ 654m. Liverpool jumped from No. 9 last year to No. 6 with a value of £ 862 million. Meanwhile, Chelsea retreated 3 steps from No. 4 to No. 7 for £ 856 million.
Brand Finance also evaluates the popularity of clubs in different countries. MU is the most famous team in India while Barca is the top choice in Spain.
List of 10 clubs with the largest brand value in the world:
- MU - £ 1.357 billion
- Real - 1.127 billion pounds
- Barca - £ 1.082 billion
- Bayern - £ 1.007 billion
- Man City - £ 953m
- Liverpool - £ 862m
- Chelsea - £ 856m
- Arsenal - £ 776m
- PSG - £ 654m
- Tottenham - £ 548m